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Mateship might sound blokey, but our research shows women value it more highly than men

  Image: Shutterstock Mateship is an intrinsic part of Australian society, routinely discussed as an important national value. In 1999, Prime Minister John Howard even...

We studied 100 years of Australian fatherhood. Here’s how today’s dads differ from their grandfathers

      Author Kate Murphy’s grandfather, Geoff Murphy, posing with children Pete, Lynne and Mick in 1955. Author provided, Author provided Today’s Australian fathers are believed to...

Yeah, nah: Aussie slang hasn’t carked it, but we do want to know more about it

  Wes Mountain/The Conversation Writer C.R Read cautioned in 1853 “that Englishmen going to the Australian digging should search their souls and ask themselves ‘if they can...

For now, the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead. But at what cost?

 Picture: Koji Sasahara/AP/AAP With COVID-19 still running rampant in many parts of the world, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has prepared “playbooks” for the Tokyo...

Millennials are not the only ‘burnout generation’ (just ask the rest of us)

 Picture: Shuttlestock In her new book, Can’t Even, American journalist Anne Helen Peterson writes of how Millennials have become “the burnout generation”. feeling that you’ve hit...

Will Victoria be the first place in the world to fully decriminalise sex work?

Picture: Shuttlestock The Victorian government has just received a landmark review into the state’s sex work laws. This is the first large-scale review of Victorian...

‘Ageing in neighbourhood’: what seniors want instead of retirement villages and how to achieve it

Seniors show pictures of what age-friendly homes and neighbourhoods mean to them. Photograph credit: C Osborne.,  Author provided (No reuse) The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp...

Online sex parties and virtual reality porn: can sex in isolation be as fulfilling as real life?

Picture: Shuttlestock The public health response to COVID-19 has placed unprecedented limits on social contact. Many people may go without physical sexual intimacy for an extended (and...

Is cruising still safe? Will I be insured? What you need to know about travelling during the coronavirus crisis

Picture: DANIEL DAL ZENNARO/EPA The coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) has now reached more than 80,000 recorded cases, largely concentrated in China, with a death toll over 2,700 and...

White, male and straight – how 30 years of Australia Day speeches leave most Australians out

Scott Morrison emphasised national unity in his Australia Day address last year, but this is not the message that everyone wants to hear. Facebook Last year...
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Event Logistics Strategising: The Foundation Of Festivals

Are you a lucky individual who’s just had the honour of organising a festival? Then you already know that there’s so much more to...

Modern cocktails – what’s hot at the bar in 2024

Trends don't just come and go in the world of fashion. The art of cocktails is also extremely dynamic, lively and characterized by continuous...

Coldstream Hill Chardonnay Yarra Valley 2016 $40.00

In the glass Pale straw with a watery green tinge around the rim. The quintessential bouquet of a Yarra Valley Chardonnay, wrapped up in French oak with...

Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.